William Strickland Bishop of Carlisle [41677] ²⁵

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He was appointed by Pope Boniface IX, but not initially accepted by King Henry IV, although he did confirm the appointment after the chapter had elected him. Consecrated Bishop of Carlisle <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/bishops_of_carlisle.htm>, and shortly afterwards received a mandate from Henry IV, 'setting forth that the king was informed that divers persons, as well ecclesiastical as secular, within the diocese of Carlisle', had given out that Richard II was living and abiding in parts of Scotland; he therefore requires him to arrest all such persons, and carry them to the next gaol, there to remain till the king's pleasure therein be further known. Henry IV, in order to alleviate the distress caused in the diocese, by 'the late incursions and devastations of the Scots', granted a remission of all arrears of fines, amerciaments, tenths, and fifteenths. Strickland was one of the commissioners who negotiated peace with Scotland in 1401. Bishop Strickland was one of the prelates who, in 1406, signed and sealed the act of succession, which entailed the crowns of England and France upon the king's four sons. He added a tower and belfrey to his cathedral, built the tower at Rose, which still bears his name, and was at the expense of cutting a watercourse from the river Petterill, through the town of Penrith.

William married Isabel de Warcop [41678] [MRIN: 551609016].